After an unofficial visit to Penn State earlier this week, things became clear for offensive lineman Josh Marks. He knew where he wanted to play college football. And Friday evening at a press conference in his high school auditorium, Marks let everyone else in on his future plans: he will be a Nittany Lion.

"The kid is incredibly strong, he'll do 25 reps of 225 pounds," Roth said. "He's at 300 pounds right now, but he moves well. Most college coaches said they'd like him to stay at or around that weight and keep his feet." Southern Columbia Head Coach Jim Roth